The Challenge’s vision is a more integrated society where there is understanding and appreciation of each other’s differences. We design and deliver programmes that bring different people together to develop their confidence and skills in understanding and connecting with others. We believe everyone benefits when people from all walks of life come together to better know, understand and trust each other. This also applies to the people we employ to work with us. As an equal opportunities employer our aim is to have a diverse workforce to reflect the communities we work in.

This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic, rapidly growing organisation, working with young people and local communities across the country. For more information about what The Challenge does and what its values are, please visit our website.

About the role

This is a fixed term role leading the London based regional training team to manage the delivery of our seasonal staff training events across London, Surrey and Reading. You will lead a small team responsible for all logistical elements of training set up and deliver (venues, equipment etc) to provide the best possible learning environment for training. You will recruit and manage a team of external trainers and provide ‘train the trainer’ training to ensure they are able to train NCS delivery staff to high standard.

Reporting to the Senior Curriculum and Training Manager you will work closely with the Birmingham based Regional NCS Training Manager, together the two teams will be responsible for providing high quality training to over 4500 NCS delivery staff nationally.

The roles primary responsibilities will be:

Training Logistics and event management: Support team in sourcing appropriate training venues, ensuring all resources and equipment is in place, and all on-the-day logistics are well organised.

Stakeholder management: Work with internal departments involved with the training events to ensure processes and policies are in place ahead of the event delivery.

Trainer Recruitment: Recruiting a team of sessional trainers to deliver NCS Delivery Staff training in your area where needed.

Line Management: Managing a small core delivery team to successfully meet their objectives and deliver events.

Skills and experience

Essential

Experienced Training Facilitator - Experience of creating and delivering engaging and impactful training sessions to a wide range of recipients. You may be required to provide back-up cover as a trainer during events

Experience of working on the NCS Programme in some capacity, preferably within The Challenge

Creative and Detailed – Excellent attention to detail and demonstrable experience in creating training and resources to be delivered at scale and by multiple trainers.

Project Management and Logistics: Extensive experience managing large scale events or projects in a paid or voluntary setting e.g. managing youth programmes or complex events. Track record of meeting deadlines.

Able to work collaboratively with people on projects across various departments and locations

Flexible and adaptable: Able to deal with challenges and be solutions focussed, particularly in high stress environments.

The Challenge is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our programmes.

We expect all staff and post holders to share this commitment to safeguarding by ensuring compliance with our policies and practices.

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This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal information about you prior to, during and after your working relationship with us, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or any subsequent data protection legislation in force from time-to-time.

Employment Screening

The Challenge has a legal responsibility to ensure that all its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to The Challenge verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

Further Details

Our training events and assessments are delivered over weekends throughout May-July and you will be required to work frequent weekends (TOIL will be given). Annual leave will be restricted during delivery times.

In addition to being part of a fun, dynamic and challenging workforce, we are proud to offer an attractive benefits package including contributory pension, Simplyhealth cash plan, Ride 2 Work, childcare vouchers, season ticket travel card loan etc. to eligible employees.

This is a fixed term role until 2nd August 2019, start date is negotiable with a preference for the 15th of March

If you are currently a permanent employee of The Challenge this role can act as a secondment from your current role with agreement from your manager

Salary: £32,000 per annum (pro rata) . Please apply by sending your CV and cover letter via the button below by 24th of February 2019. Interviews will ideally take place the week of the 25th February.

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